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<p>The <span class="transformed">span in this paragraph</span> has a transform, which has no effect on inlines.</p>

<p>The <span class="transparent transformed">span in this paragraph</span> has a transform, which has no effect on inlines. It also has opacity to throw it into a Layer.</p>

<p>The <span class="transparent transformed" style="display: inline-block;">span in this paragraph</span> has a transform and opacity, and is an inline-block. So it should respect the transform.</p>

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